The Capital Breast Care Center offers breast cancer screening services plus health and wellness education to all women in the metro area, regardless of their ability to pay.

Dr. Oppong believes the racial disparity gap can be closed.

"If you address geographic limitations, meaning everyone has access to a hospital then disparities decline. It is not a fixed thing that will always remain certain. We can reduce the disparities we just need to look at all the factors. We can't just focus on screening or treatment, we have to do everything at the same time."

The study was funded by the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade. Here is a link to the entire report: